Michael Vaughan believes only an elite Test competition with higher rewards
can combat the huge threat of Twenty20 cricket. But do you agree? Have your
say and vote in our online poll...

Vaughan feels that the best teams need to play against each other more often, which is why he would split Test cricket into two tiers. Six nations in the top league - Australia, England, India, South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - with one relegated every two years.

Incorporating non-Test teams such as Ireland into Division Two would raise the standard of the game around the world, he claims.

Michael Vaughan's Division One

Australia

England

India

South Africa

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Michael Vaughan's Division Two

Bangladesh

Zimbabwe

West Indies

New Zealand

Ireland

Kenya

Vaughan said: "Players see an opportunity in Twenty20 to make a lot of money and prioritise it over the Test game. I do not blame the modern player. I would be the same. But it is unfair that someone such as Jonathan Trott, a fantastic player, is not rewarded like the Twenty20 big guns such as Kieron Pollard, who can smack the ball out of the ground.

"If the incentives do not change then Test cricket in 15 years’ time will be under huge threat. You have only to look at the May Test series in England that clashes with the Indian Premier League. At the moment there is no incentive for visiting players to skip the IPL and play Tests for their country in England. The prestige of playing a Test at Lord’s only goes so far when weighed against a big IPL contract."

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